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Revision as of 14:52, 5 March 2017

A curve is given in polar coordinates by  

(a) Sketch the curve.

(b) Find the area enclosed by the curve.

Foundations:  
The area under a polar curve     is given by

         for appropriate values of  


Solution:

(a)  

(b)

Step 1:  
Step 2:  


Final Answer:  
   (a)
   (b)

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